• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ground offensive [n] - an attack by land
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the most thorough way [exp] - the most accurate, complete and careful way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ thoroughly [adv] - accurately, completely, carefully
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Houthi rebels [n] - Zaydi Shiite (Muslim) people who fight against Yemen’s Sunni (Muslim) government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be backed by [v] - be supported by
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Yemeni [adj] - belonging to Yemen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ naval forces [n] - military boats, ships, submarines, etc.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carry out [phv] - do
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a targeted operation [exp] - an attack on something very specific
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Bab el-Mandeb Strait [n] - a thin body of water that connects the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea (near Yemen)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ revelations [n] - new information
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cast doubt on [exp] - suggest something is not true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ phase out [phv] - stop using slowly over time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fossil fuels [n] - gas, oil, petroleum
• ☐ ☐ ☐ living standards [n] - the level of comfort and wealth that people live in
• ☐ ☐ ☐ flee [v] - run away
• ☐ ☐ ☐ spot [v] - see, notice
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the bomb squad [n ] - police that remove bombs

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

1. Israel has started attacking the ______ part of Gaza.
   northern
   southern
   
   
2. Houthi rebels in Yemen are being supported by ______.
   Iran
   Israel
   Yemen
   the US
   
   
3. Houthi rebels have attacked ______ ships.
   Iranian
   Israeli
   Yemeni
   American
   
   
4. Houthi rebels are using ______ and ______ for their attacks.
   torpedoes
   missiles
   drones
   bombs
   
   
5. The head of the UN Climate Summit believes the world will have to ______ in order to phase out fossil fuels.
   reduce greenhouse emissions
   switch to electric vehicles
   use more green energy
   lower living standards
   
   
6. Agnes Chow ______ Canada.
   wants to leave
   has moved to
   has criticized
   was born in
   
   
7. A police officer noticed ______ in someone's garden.
   a bomb
   a whale
   a naked man
   

• Israel says it has begun was begun (has begun) its ground offensive.
• Houthi rebels, who have backed are backed (are backed) by Iran, say they have attacked were attacked (have attacked) two ships in the Red Sea.
• The first ship has targeted was targeted (was targeted) with a naval missile and the second ship with a naval drone.
• The head of the UN Climate Summit cast was cast (cast) doubt on the world's ability to phase out fossil fuels.
• A leading campaigner for democracy in Hong Kong, Agnes Chow, fled was fled (fled) to Canada.
• A police officer who was walking was walked (was walking) past just happened was just happened (just happened) to spot this thing in their garden.
• He decided was decided (decided) he didn't really like the look of it.
• An hour later, they told were told (were told) the bomb squad would be there in the morning to get rid of it.